Container for resistors or the like



July 3, 1951 R. N. BAGGS CONTAINER FOR REsIsToRs 0R THE LIKE UHHHUNUHHHHH Filed Nov. 28, 1947 INVENTOR Babel M ,Buffs gia@ -r/ fw/UQ A-rToR Patented July 3, 1951 `CON'IANER FOR RESISTORS 0R THE LIKE Robert N. Baggs, Haddoniield, N. J., assigner to International Resistance Company, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application November 28, 1947', Serial No. 788,731

(Cl. 20G-46) 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a container or envelope for the storage of articles such as fixed radio resistors or the like.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an envelope for the storage and shipment f fixed resistors or the like which may be manufactured economically from inexpensive materials. Another object is to provide an article of the above character which may be easily filled with resistors at the manufacturing plant prior to shipment. Another object is to provide an article of the above character which will display the resistors in an attractive manner particularly so that the code colors designating capacity and resistance values may be seen with ease. Another object is to provide an article of the above character wherein the resistors may be stored and carried easily, for example, in a radio repairers kit, and yet may be removed individually without the inconvenience of unfastening any parts of the envelope. Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, as will be exemplied in the structure to be hereinafter described, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

- In the accompanying drawing in which is shown one of the various possible embodiments of this invention,

Figure 1 is a plan View of a cardboard piece prior to folding into the nal shape of the envelope.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the envelope as assemble-d with resistors stored therein.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the envelope shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged longitudinal, sectional View taken along the line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the envelope showing the method of removing individual resistors therefrom.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

As conducive to a clearer understanding of some of the important features of this invention it should be understood that the problem of storing fixed radio resistors of various capacities and resistance values has always been a troublesome one. These resistors as used in modern radio sets and like equipment comprise a small cylindrical body portion I0 (Figure 4) having bendable wire ends Ia extending from the opposite ends thereof. The resistors are usually small in size and are used in quantities in a variety of resistance values and capacities according to the circuits and equipment in each make of radio apparatus.

Therefore, particularly in radio repair work it is necessary to carry or stock large quantities of these resistors having all manner of characteristics to suit the various situations met with in this Work. If such resistors are carried loose in a kit not only do their Wire ends become bent so that the;7 become a tangled mass, but it is dilicult to select any particular type of resistor when they are all scrambled together in a tangled mass. Furthermore, jobbers must carry large quantities of these resistors and again it is difficult to display them or have a means of selecting theV various requirements of each customer. Accordingly, the problem of containing small groups of resistors in a convenient manner where they may be seen with ease and are readily accessible has always been a diicult one. One of the objects of this invention is to provide an article for overcoming the above difficulties in a practical and economical manner.

The envelope before assembly conveniently takes the shape of the cardboard blank generally indicated at II in Figure 1. This blank includes the front section i 2, the side flaps. IS and I4, and the fastening aps I5 and It. The front section I 2 has a laterally extending opening Il out therein which is desirably equal in width to the length of the body portions I ii of the resistors to be stored in the envelope. The fastening flap I 5 has a slot I5a, while the fastening nap Iii has a cutout tongue portion ISa.

There is also a slot I 8 along one edge of the front section I2 and adjacent the opening Il. Slot I8 extends throughout a portion of the length of the section I2 a sufficient distance to hold the resistors within the envelope and yet permit their removal in a manner to be explained hereinafter.

To assemble the envelope the four flaps are bent down upon the body portion I2 to form creases along the lines adjacent the front section. Next the aps are opened and the resistors are laid latwise on the back of the front section I2 with the body portions thereof extending through the opening Il, and the ends Illa lying latwise against the front section. In this position the group of resistors to be contained in the envelope lie in alignment, and the body sections which contain code colors or other indicia for determining their resistance characteristics can be seen through the opening I 1. Flaps I3 and I4 are then 3 folded down upon the resistors after which flap I5 is folded on top of flaps I3 and I4. Finally flap I6 is folded down upon the other flaps, and the tongue I6a is inserted in slot I5a to hold the envelope in assembled condition.

The assembled envelope with the resistors is flat so that it may be easily stored and yet may be displayed in Yshowcases or the like if desired. More important, the resistors may be easily removed from the envelope one at a time by grasping the body portion as shown in Figure 5 and pulling through the slot I3. As a resistor is pulled through the slot I8, the wire ends Illa, whichl are easily bendable, bend inwardly to permit removal of the resistors without injuring the slot. As noted above the envelope is preferably made from a semi-rigid material such as cardboard in order to protect the resistors and maintain its shape when the resistors are removed in this manner.

Thus the slot will not tear as the resistors are removed, even during the bending of the wires. In this manner it is easy to remove as many resistors as required and the remaining resistors are still in aligned position in the envelope in exposed position for removal later. The envelope thus provides a convenient means of display and storage and is particularly handy to carry in a repairers kit; the resistors are easily kept in assorted condition where they may be located with ease.

y It will thus be seen that the various objects hereinabove referred to have been accomplished in a practical and efficient marmer.

As many possible embodiments may be made of the above invention, and as many changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not'in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is: v

l. As an article of manufacture an envelope having semi-rigid at sides and a central opening extending crosswise throughout the central portion thereof, said envelope being of a size sufciently large to hold a group of resistors inflat alignment and said opening being larg-e enough to expose the body portions of the resistors with the Wire ends thereof extending into the opposite ends of the envelope, there being a slot in one edge of the envelope near the central portion thereof and adjacent said opening, said slot being shorter in length than said resistors to cause the wire ends of the resistors to be bent during the removal of said resistors.

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2. As an article of manufacture, an envelope having a pair of sides arranged to double back upon each other and having a common edge dening said sides, there being an opening in the central portion of one of said sides which extends across the width of said side, and there being also a slot extending along said common edge and forming with said central opening a continuous outlet for the withdrawal -of a yieldable member.

3. As an article of manufacture, an envelope having a pair of substantially parallel sides and having a common edge defining the juncture between said sides, there being an opening in the central portion of one of said sides and extending across the width of said side, there being also a slot extending partially along the length of said common edge and forming with said central opening a continuous outlet, said envelope being shaped to hold members having body portions and bendable end portions, said members being retained between the parallel sides of said envelope with their body portions adjacent the central opening of the envelope.

4. As an article of manufacture, an envelope having a side with an opening extending centrally across the Width thereof and a pair of flaps extending from the edges defining the width of said side, said flaps being bent about said edges into a substantially parallel arrangement With said side, there being a slot extending from the central opening of said side partially along the length of one of said edges, said envelope being shaped to hold members such as resistors having rigid body portions and bendable wires as their end portions, said resistors being retained between said side and said iiaps in their folded relationship and having their body portions lo cated adjacent the central opening of said side, the wire portions of said resistors extending beyond the ends of said slot whereby said wire portions are bent during the removal of said resistors from said envelope, and said envelope having a second pair of flaps extending from said side and engageable with each other to retain said resistors in a fixed relationship in said envelope.

ROBERT N. BAGGS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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